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After teasing us with a few videos and some vague announcements, BMW just revealed the production version of the new 5 Series. As we expected, the car is now lighter and powered by new engines. Let’s start with the most obvious part of the car: the styling. Designed by Karim …

In the next few days, the world will get their first taste of the next generation of BMW’s 5 Series. The current 5 Series, sixth of its name, harkens back to 2011. So what can we expect from the seventh iteration of the German sedan? First of all, it will …

We’ve been waiting a long time for the new-generation BMW 5 Series to appear, and it seems like it’s finally coming along. However, the German manufacturer is using the midsize luxury sedan to develop a new fully automated, optical measuring cell concept. A robot arm on each side of the …

BMW is abandoning the manual transmission on the M5 and M6. If you want one, don’t wait; for the 2017 model year, the only available transmission will be a seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic. In a recent interview for Car and Driver, BMW M division’s chief Frank van Meel said that the …

Just in case the BMW M5’s most powerful iteration – the 30 Yahre, which was unveiled to celebrate 30 years of the powerful German super-sedan and packed 600 horsepower– isn’t quite enough for you, Alpina has come to the rescue: the gorgeous car you see in the above pictures is …

BMW just unveiled what might be the next step in the electrification of its vehicles during Group Innovation Day, an event that showcases the manufacturer's novel technologies and advanced science projects. Based on a 5 Series GT, the prototype features two electric motors and a 20 kWh battery, and has …

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the BMW M5. It was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show in 1984. Developed by a team of racing engineers, it was a supremely good mix of the E28 5-Series' luxury and the savagery of the race-bred M1 (since the M5 shared its …

The main rivals of these two cars from their Audi and Mercedes-Benz competitors are all offered with all-wheel drive systems. They also sell very well. The competition’s successful approach seems to annoy the BMW team, which does not offer all-wheel drive versions for their M5 and M6 models. Today, the …

Should you end up behind a BMW 3-series or 5-series sedan with “35i” concluding its model designation, you’d expect to find the same twin-turbo inline six under the hood. And you’d be right to do so; after all, that excellent engine has gained much fame powering both these vehicles. But, …

To the uninitiated, BMW’s M-division may represent the ultimate in BMW performance. But, long before M ever existed, BMW used a different collection of letters to designate their top performance model: CSL. Perhaps best represented by the old 3.0 CSL of racing fame, the letters designated only the most potent …